Driving
Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesurethatthe
gearshiftissecurelylatchedinP(Park).
Iftheparkingbrakeisfullyreleased,butthebrakewarninglamp
remainsilluminated,thebrakesmaynotbeworkingproperly.
Seeyourauthorizeddealer.
Theparkingbrakeisnotrecommendedtostopamovingvehicle.
However,ifthenormalbrakesfail,theparkingbrakecanbeusedtostop
yourvehicleinanemergency.Sincetheparkingbrakeappliesonlythe
rearbrakes,thevehicle’sstoppingdistancewillincreasegreatlyandthe
handlingofyourvehiclewillbeadverselyaffected.
Pullthereleaselevertoreleasethe
brake.Drivingwiththeparking
brakeonwillcausethebrakesto
wearoutquicklyandreducefuel
economy.
ADVANCETRACா (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) WITH
ROLL STABILITY CONTROL™ (RSC)
TheAdvanceTracwithRSCsystemprovidesstabilityenhancement
featuressuchasRollStabilityControl™(RSC),ElectronicStability
Control(ESC)andTractionControl(TCS)forcertaindrivingsituations.
ThesystemincludesanAdvanceTracwithRSCon/offbutton,anda
“slidingcar”icon
intheinstrumentcluster.
Somedriversmaynoticeaslightmovementofthebrakepedalwhenthe
AdvanceTracwithRSCperformsasystemself-check.During
AdvanceTracwithRSCoperationyoumayexperiencethefollowing:
•
Arumble,grunting,orgrindingnoiseafterstartupandwhendriving
off
•
Aslightdecelerationofthevehicle
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Product Specification
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Model Year | 2008 |
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